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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Scott Eckerman, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventor:
Scott Eckerman, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 43/26 (2006.01); D06F 95/00 (2006.01); B65D 21/08 (2006.01); B65D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 95/002 (2013.01); B65D 21/086 (2013.01); B65D 33/02 (2013.01); B65D 43/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An amusement system and method for adding an element of playfulness to placing used/soiled clothing within a hamper or other clothing container. A non-motorized mechanical flapper mechanism is rotationally coupled to an opening of a clothing hamper. The flapper mechanism is biased into a reception mode such that placement of soiled clothing on a target panel rotates the target panel to deposit the clothing into the hamper and the biasing mechanism returns the target panel to the reception mode automatically after deposit. An F/X module may be used to add effects to the transitions of the target panel.